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BROOKINGS — An undergraduate minor in geospatial intelligence offered at South Dakota State University is now accredited by the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, joining 22 other …

Read all about recent business happenings in South Dakota — including a business being honored, and donations being given to Children's Miracle Network hospitals.

PIERRE — The Study Committee on Property Tax Assessment Methodology will hold its first meeting of the 2024 Interim on June 17 at 9 a.m. The meeting is being conducted via electronic conference …

BROOKINGS — On May 31, Prairie Docs — Dr. Andrew Ellsworth, Dr. Jill Kruse, Dr. Kelly Evans-Hullinger and Dr. Debra Johnston — were awarded the Community Service Award from the …

SIOUX FALLS — A shooting in a Sioux Falls neighborhood left three people dead and two others injured early Saturday, police said. Police said they have a suspect in custody. They said …

DELL RAPIDS — A 35-year-old Jasper, Minnesota, woman died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning near Dell Rapids. Preliminary crash information indicates Jamie R. …

South Dakota political leaders are condemning Nazi demonstrations that happened Saturday in Deadwood and on the Capitol grounds in Pierre. The state Department of Public Safety said in a news …

PIERRE — The South Dakota Historical Society Press will publish “Little Pasture on the Prairie: A Decade of Tales from a Western South Dakota Ranch” by Eliza Blue on  June 25. …

Fewer than 2 out of 10 South Dakota voters went to the polls Tuesday in a primary election dominated by fallout from a legislative debate over landowner rights, which caused Republican turnover and …

BROOKINGS — A business plan developed by four South Dakota State University students — to manufacture biodegradable, single-use plastic bags out of soybean hulls — has earned them a …

FORT PIERRE — The South Dakota Municipal League has named Sara Rankin of Pierre as the association’s new executive director. “Sara is very passionate about the League and …

WASHINGTON — A rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture would eliminate pay deductions for chicken producers, Secretary Tom Vilsack  said  Monday. Under the current …

Dairy farmers throughout the country are on guard and the federal government is mobilizing after an outbreak among cattle herds of highly pathogenic avian influenza — once thought to be …

BROOKINGS — There will be an environmental training session for operators of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations on June 26 at the Crossroads Convention Center in Huron. Check-in starts …

PIERRE — June 5 is a special day in South Dakota — it's Forever 605 Day. It’s a time for South Dakotans to unite and celebrate the state’s only area code — and how to …

Sow and Grow

Winter wheat is near heading or heading out in many parts of South Dakota. As flowering nears, the main pest concern is fusarium head blight (head scab), which is a fungal pathogen that produces a …

PIERRE — Recently, Gov. Kristi Noem announced that Schwan’s Company, a subsidiary of CJ Foods, is making a further investment in South Dakota. In her 2021 State of the State Address, …

Voters in at least three rural South Dakota counties are set to decide Tuesday whether to return to counting ballots by hand, the latest communities around the country to consider ditching machine …

Joelle Simpson was named the new Miss South Dakota this weekend at the 77th Miss South Dakota contest at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center at South Dakota State University. Simpson, 20, of …

BROOKINGS — Briley Steffensen, 17, was crowned Miss South Dakota’s Teen on Friday evening in Brookings. Her talent for the competition was a musical theater dance, and her community …

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